I saw somewhere someone had taken old phones, desk and mobile and put cell phone guts in them with a pic processor to decode the rotary dial and was selling them. On the outside they looked like the real thing!
Sent by Good Messaging (www.good.com) -----Original Message----- From: John Sehring [mailto:wb...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 01:42 AM Eastern Standard Time To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Fw: [Repeater-Builder] OT:THE MOBILE TELEPHONE What I recall about these mobile telephones (at least in NJ when I lived there) was that they didn't put quarter-wave VHF whips on roof or trunk but used a genuine coaxial dipole on about a 2 foot long mast installed on a fender. I guess they felt that a better way. --John --- On Fri, 8/21/09, Joe <k1ike_m...@snet.net> wrote: From: Joe <k1ike_m...@snet.net> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT:THE MOBILE TELEPHONE To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 5:37 PM http://www.wb6nvh.. com/Carphone. htm This is from another list. It is an interesting trip down memory lane about the evolution of the mobile telephone. 73, Joe K1ike Since 1974, the award-winning Alpert JFCS has helped families of all faiths throughout most of Palm Beach County, FL, via counseling, seniors services, residences for the disabled, mentoring children, support groups and a lot more. SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING www.JFCSonline.com Please take note of our new website and E-Mail Addresses. Please update your contacts ASAP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain legally privileged and confidential information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and please delete it from your computer.
